New style of fishing

I've never seen this before: two guys scope out a school of fish (trained eyes!) and direct a group of about 4 to 6 swimmers towards the fish and when they are in position, the men on the rocky point throw big rocks toward the school of fish and holler loudly, scaring the fish into the simmer's net that has 2 poles on either end. They lift the poles into the air trapping the fish and roll the poles towards each other and come to shore...

Golden Goa

April 10th 2011
Flying the no-frills Air Asia airlines, we landed in Mumbai (Bombay) on March 23rd, found our way to an ATM and booked a pre-paid taxi to take us to the least expensive accomodations we could find: the YMCA downtown at $45/night it is still incredibly pricey compared to the rest of India. When Dave handed our taxi driver a 100 rupee tip, he said “Sir, this is very small, Sir” with a pained loo ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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